Level Three – Learning Outcomes

Church

Know the following:

  • Parish Name
  • Pastor’s Name
  • Name of the Pope
  • Know that the Pope lives in Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Prayer

Know that prayer is talking to God and brings one closer to God

  • Make the sign of the Cross with correct hand placement
  • Say the Our Father independently
  • Say the Hail Mary independently
  • Know the Act of Contrition is said after absolution (When Priest says prayer over you)

Creation

God made all of creation.

Adam and Eve are the first humans

Bible

There are two books of the bible – God’s Word written by humans

The Old Testament tells about God’s People before Jesus was born

The New Testament tells of the life and teaching of Jesus

Jesus

Jesus is the Son of God

Jesus is God’s greatest gift to us

The Lord’s Prayer (Our Father) is the prayer Jesus taught his followers

Jesus is the Savior who came to bring us back to God

Holy Family

Mary is the Mother of Jesus and is referred to as Our Lady

Joseph is the Foster Father of Jesus.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph make up the Holy Family

Holy Trinity

The Holy Trinity is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit (Sign of the cross) – three persons in one God

Commandments and will

God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses

Know and recognize the commandments

God gave us free will because He wants us to choose good

Sin (wrong doings) break our relationship with God

Asking forgiveness repairs our relationship with God

Reconciliation

We receive the sacrament of Reconciliation to repair our relationship with God.

Before we ask for forgiveness we must think about what we did wrong – examine our conscious.

Penance is what we are asked to do to show that we are truly sorry for our sins.

Eucharist

The Last Supper is a special meal Jesus shared with his friends the night before he died.

The bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus during the Mass.

Eucharist means Thanksgiving and is the celebration of the Mass

The Eucharist is the body of Christ

The Mass

Liturgy of the Word – Reading

Liturgy of the Eucharist – when the bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus (no longer bread and wine)

Sacraments

Seven Sacraments

Sacraments of initiation – Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation

Sacraments of Healing – Reconciliation, Anointing of the sick

Sacraments of Service – Holy Orders and Matrimony

Liturgical Year

During Advent we prepare for Christmas

During Lent we sacrifice and pray to prepare for Easter